Voters passed the RPS, so what's the next step?

With smaller projects begun, the district is forming a committee to steer its master plan

12:22 AM,
Feb. 14, 2013

Construction for the new music wing at City High is seen on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. The Iowa City Community School District will see many more construction projects in coming years after the district's facilities funding plan earned public support last week. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Adam B Sullivan
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

School leaders say community input will be crucial to piecing together the Iowa City Community School District's short- and long-term building plans, made possible by the recent passage of and funding from a new revenue purpose statement.

A lot of construction will take place across the district over the next decade. That could include dozens of upgrade projects, two major additions and as many as four brand new schools. The projects cleared a major hurdle last week when district voters approved the revenue purpose statement, giving the district the ability to borrow against future tax ...